Radio and/or tv log holder



May 29, 1956 M. T. GARDEN RADIO AND/OR TV LOG HOLDER Filed March 2, 1953 w NM Qn IN VEN TOR. MARSH/E Z' CL4/P05 23.21@ @Ei K;

ATTORNEYS r* 2,747,463 ce Patented May 29,1956

2,747,465 RADlO AND/ R TV LOG HOLDER Marsene T. Carden, Gilroy, Calif.

Application March 2, 1953, Serial No. 339,818

4 Claims. (Cl. 88-39) The invention relates toa device for holding printed matter and more particularly to a device for holding a printed log of television and radio programs as published in newsprint.

It is the common practice of newspaper publishers to print in Atheir Sunday edition the entire list of all radio and television programs for the ensuing week. This Weekly series of programs, generally composed on a full page spread, consisting of a plurality of columns often running from top to -bottom of the page is commonly referred to as a radio -log or television log. While some communities have numerous telecasting bands or radio broadcasting wave lengths requiring a log covering a full page spread, it will be apparent that in some instances the number of columns may be lless than eight columns or less than full length columns. In any event when these logs are clipped from the newspaper and kept for reference throughout the day or the week, they often become dog eared, folded and otherwise continuously handled so as to wear away the print on the sheet. Moreover, the sheet may lbecome torn or even misplaced or accidentally destroyed.

The present invention contemplates the provision of a holder for radio and/or television log for preserving the latter `and for maintaining it in clean and readable condition throughout the period of its usefulness.

Another object of this invention is to provide a radio and/or television log holder yby which a large sheet of news print is supported on cooperating rolls or spindles for adjustment forth and back to present a specific section or portion thereof to view.

lt is another object to provide arlog holder including companion rolls or spindles for supporting a sheet with a strip or portion thereof stretched between the rolls. This -invention further contemplates the provision of a tensioning device between the two rolls or spindles for engaging the strip or portion of the sheet stretched :between them to hold the latter firmly for reading. In connection with the foregoing, it is a still lfurther object of this invention .to provide a tensioner having magnifying properties whereby the latter has a combined purpose of magnifying the relatively small newsprint while tensioning the log sheet upon which said newsprint is printed.

Yet another object is to provide in a log holder supporting a radio-television log for movement upwardly and/or downwardly relative to the vertical direction of the newsprint columns thereon a tensioner-print magnitier movable transversely of the sheet of newsprint whereby a reader can select any specific portion on the printed sheet for reading through the print magnifier.

Another object is to provide means guiding the print selective magnifier which are readily detachable from the log holder to facilitate removal of the magnifier therefrom for cleaning or While a new sheet is placed upon the log holding rolls or spindles. I

These and other objects and -advantages of the present invention will become apparent'n the following descrip- 2 tion when read in the light of the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the radio and/or television log holder embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a direct front elevation view of the log holder shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section through the log holder `taken along line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragment of a television log sheet adapted to be held on the device of the present invention.

As best illustrated in the drawing, the log holder, designated 10, comprises a base 11 of U shape to include a pair of upstanding arms 12 and 13 preferably formed integrally ywith a transverse foot portion 1'4 which may, if desired, be placed upon a flat surface such as the top of a -table or radio and/or television cabinet or any shelf provided thereon. For purposes of the present disclosure I prefer to provide suction cups 15 or some such pedestal on the bottom side of the foot portion 14 `of the base 11 for temporarily securing the log holder 10 to a cabinet without marring the furniture iinish thereof and to support the U-base 11 at an angle relative to the surface upon which it is mounted tto facilitate better viewing of the printed `matter to be supported thereon as will now be explained.

Each of the upstanding arms 12-13 has a pair of aligned and equally spaced openings 16-17 and 16- 17' formed therein. A fore roll 18 journalled at its.

ends in the openings iti-16 in the arms liz-i3 re spectively and likewise an aft roll 19 is journaled at. its ends in the aligned openings 17-17 of the same.

These rolls 18 and y19 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 areA preferably tubular having spindle ends 2li-20 and 2l 21' extending therefrom into the respective journal open-- ings 16-16' and 17-17' formed in the upstanding arms.;

y12,-13. The spindle 2l) is lengthened to extend 4beyond the upstanding arm 12 while the spindle 21' lis likewise lengthened to extend beyond the opstanding arm 13.. In this manner, the roll 1S can 'be turned by manipulationf of the spindle 20 and the roll 19 by the spindle 21'. lf4 prefer to provide these manipulata'ble spindles 20 and 21" with a knob K and K respectively to better facilitate` linger action in the turning of the rolls 18-19.

A radio log or television time schedule L such as the` one exemplied in part in Fig. 4 having been cut neatly from a newspaper is mounted as a continuous sheet S on the fore and aft rolls 18-19 in any manner desired, as for instance by the use of Scotch masking tape, or if desired, the rolls may be slit -lengthwise in the wellknown manner to receive an end or" the sheet S. In any event, Ithe upper end of the sheet S is secured to the aft -roll 19 and the lower end of the sheet secured to the fore roll 18 and both rolls turned in a direction oppositely upward and away from each other until an intermediate portion X of the sheet is exposed for reading in a stretched condition tangentially between the two rolls as illustrated in Fig. 3.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the aft roll 19 is turned clockwise (Fig. l) the lower portions of each column of print on the sheet S 'will be brought into exposure for reading whereas when the knob K is turned countercloclzwise, the opposite result will be attained much the same as when a person scans upwardly from the bottom of the printed sheet until he iinds an item he wants to read.

To prevent the sheet from slipping or buckling relative to the two rolls T13-19 between which it is stretched, l provide a tensioning means '25 adapted to bear rmly upon the sheet S where it extends tangentially from roll to roll. In addition to this tensioning means 25 offen; ing friction to the sheet 'S it is made of transparent ma-. terial such as glass or one of the plastics with suiicient in'eans 25 has the dual purpose of tensioning the sheet and acting as a magnifier.

"1D-he "combined tensioning means: andI rnagnier IZis' pref erably made from a standard bar of transparent material M Which is normally of"ci.rci1lar-c1`oss'sectionibut c'tf or ground "to nprovide a lchordal face f of' ksmiioient widthfto bear `upon the 4tangential*spa-trofthe exposedpo'rtin X of the sheet against which it bears. In this mnner leach ycorner Candl-C" of the `chorda'lly butfmaterial is :adapted to press the sheet S against the adjacent roll 'and'lS, respectively,l to-effect'tensioning' of thefsheet. Simultaneously 'therewith 'sine the Vconvex uppersurfa'ce'of Vthe transparentirnaterial facesa personunanipulatigithe knob K 1orK, the material yM thus formed serves'asa' lens'to magnify the intelligence'printed-on thev face "of tthey sheet bearingagainst the' chordaface 1f.

The transparent `.material M` is preferably of `a length sufiicient to; span'a 'column'width oilr1ev'f.`sprir1t so that'the entire AVli'ne of type can be'magnied'and read lthrnighfthe transpmentfniaterial.

-fhe Ainagnili'er tensioningltneans'zZS is supportedin the aforesaid juxtaposition relative 'to Vthe'f'ore andf-art'frolls 18--191bya pair "of" guide Vrails*l'and-"EZS havingtheir ends supported as aty 30 on the upstanding arms 12=and 13.k These guide rails 27-28are disposed parallel to the V'fore and aft rollsv and are preferably springy'or exible 'sueh''s plastic tubing or rod would be sothat they can be bowed as illustrated in Fig. 2 to-faeilitate ready removal of their ends from their anchorages 30 on the arrns 12a-13.

MEach'* e'nd of the 'tensioning magnifier means=25 'is 'secured to a transverse bar 3l-32 having guide openings 33 formed at their extended endsandin axial alignment With'the guide rails 27'-28 so as to V-slidinglyiituponrthe same. In this' manner the tensioning-magnifier Vmeans may be shiftedftransversely-'of -thesheetSof A:newsprint for positioning over any one'of the' columnsbffprin'ted matter on the sheet.

Frornfthe foregoing yit lwill be apparent that since the sheetcan 'be'drawnupwardly'or downwardly relative'to the magnitierwhile the flatter 4is "shiftable transversely of the'jsheet, every line ofthe Vfinev print on sachsheet'can be viewed through the `magnifie1z Itl willthus' be vseien thata personfhaving Vhis-'eyes at more than the normal reading distance fromfthe lens M, i.'v e., more-than' 12y to 18 inchesftheretromyhe can-still'read the iine print which is used to inform him ofthe particular program he vwants to-hear and/orwitness and 'the'time itwill be broadcast, If the bottom f ofthe lensl becomes 'dirtyl or picks up-any ink from the printed page against which it bears, Ythe guide rails can be 'readily-removed from the Ulbase 1.1by bowing-as illustratedin doti-dash lines (Fig. 2) A'and the'entire lens removed therefrom and cleaned.

It will be obvious that'aside fromthe use of this device by radio and television fans, -it will provide an"'e1"celleht reading assistance for 'many people who havedifculty in reading ne print 'without straining'their eyes. While I have described my device in specific detail it will be 'apparent that it may be modified, -altered'and/orfvaried'without departing from the spirit of my invention. I,fth'eref'e, desire -to avail myself of all modifications;-'alterations and/or variations as'may fairlyco'rne within the'p'urview of Vtheappended claims.

What I claim as new and desireto protect by-Letters Patent is: Y

1. A device for holding Va printedsheet s'uchas aradio or television log, comprising a vbase havingga'pairi-ofz-up'- standing parallel arms at its sides, afpair of -fore andaft Arolls supported ,onsa'idjarrns in parallellspacedrelaton,

:said psltnding arms' in parallel relation to said-'fore and Vaft rolls and spaced `from each other suiciently to expose the intermediate portion of said sheet to full-view, la magnifying lens including a fiat surface disposed in surface Contact with said intermediate portion of said sheet, said lens having its fore and aft edges disposed to press said sheet against said fore and aft rolls respectively, and means on said lens provided with a :pair of axially aligned guide openings adapted for sliding tit upon saidf flexible rails whereby jflie-flatte'r aod'fpres'sareof'lsaid lens into surface Contact with saidintermediate-portion of said sheet and for gripping the l'a'tfters'u'bstantially at'its nline of tangentialfextnsion fromfsalid fore' and aft rollsfforltensioning said sheet against movement with said rolls other than by manipulation. Y

2. A device for holding a printed sheet such as a radio or television log, comprising a base having a pair of upstanding parallel arms at its sides, a pair of fore andraft Vrolls@supported on saidffarms -in parallel spaced-'relation for 'naual turni-ngand yeachadapted Ito' 'haveone 'eidf 'sa-ict sheet-secured:theretoforstretching:.nlntermedr' e portion of said sheet tangentially from and betwe g d forefad' aftfrollsgmeans 'on fsai-drba'se forlrnainta'ining the latter lin "la tiltedrfpositin-:eto disposeftheziinferniediate portionfof'f'saidf'sheetz 'in' arr `angular dispositionlaffo'rdin'g legibility thereof,1a"pair lof -ilexible .guide lrails' relea's'ably secured betweensaid=upstanding arms inparall'el relation to' said lforeandaft rollsandspaced from each*` 'otherl'sfi iicientlyto'fexpo'se the' intermediate portion of.y s'aidf'sheet tol full vie'W-a magnifying im'e'a-ns comprisihga lla'r'fdi transparent material"of-'jround"cross sectionhavingf chordalface, f adapted' -toV 'have'ls'urfa'ce` Contact -with the intermediatefport-ionfor -s'aid fsheet, 'said bar having lits corners between said chordal-fa'ce and its arcuate surface disposedf-to'pres's'said :sheet against the respective fore aft-ro11s,-anda pair afftransverse bars scnredltowe ends of said: bar-'offtransparent material andrhaving'falign'd guide-openings-'adapted Yto "slidinglyl tit Vsa'idfileiible guide rails for urgingthe 'chordal face of said'bar'into surface contact with said intermediate portion'of saidsheet'nd for pressingI the 2c'ornersof 'said bar Sinto Vter'asion'iirg engagementwith those-',portionsfof the-'sheetwhich are intan'- gential eng-agement ywith said rolls.

3. A deviceffor-h'olding -av sheetV having a radio1-oi' televisionrlog or theV likepn'nted ether'eon including base, a pair'of spaced parallel -fore'and aftrolls fsupported'fo'n said'base'for* turning movement relative theretoafri'd Ve'azh adapted*v toV haveean oppositey end ofsaidprintedd'shee't secured thereto for stretching an linternae'dia'te"portion of `-said vsheet'-tangentially between 'them -in -ftll View, means-for mann'allyturning said rollsf'or presentin Various portions foffsaid=sh`eet 1 into stretched- 'c'onditi 'between lsaid Tolls; a' pairof' parallel rails mounted-Fon '-sii basein paraliel relation' tosai'd-fore'y and' aft rollsand spacedtoi theifore and aft'f-sides thereof respectively' to expose-said'intemediate portion: of said sheet'to full view betWeene-themfamagnifying'lens having a ilatfflwer surface-dinfensioned `to` substantially sp'an 'the intermediatev portion offsaidsheetlto thereby c'titaetsai sheet inf-the" region-thereof having 'tangential vr-so'ntaE-:t "with said forefandr-'aft rlls, means connected to 'said flens'hvig guide passage adapted to slidingly tit upon said-`spaed guideral's and saidl g'de 'railsV beingVv ilexibleforI atfording bowing'ftlo'fffor removal from vsaid'base and 'for normally vniainta'ining lsaid magnifying flens' in Yfri'ctiorial Contact withthe printed sher'at its points 1r-tangential c`1'1`t`""t 'withisid fore' and Vaft 'rolls' to effect tensioning 'of 5 comprising a magnifying lens having a at surface adapted to overlie said intermediate portion of said sheet, a pair of transverse bars on said lens provided with aligned guide apertures, a pair of ilexible guide rails eX- tending through the aligned guide apertures in said transverse bars, means for releasably securing the ends of said exible guide rails to said base in juxtaposition parallel to and above said fore and aft rolls to aord sliding movement of said lens transversely of the tangentially extending intermediate portion of said printed sheet, and said exible guide rails by their inherent resiliency normally tending to urge the at surface of said magnifying lens into substantially tangential relation with respect to the intermediate portion of said printed sheet and 6 said fore and aft rolls for resisting turning of the other than by manual turning.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 997,166 Weber July 4, 1,411,008 Fiske Mar. 28, 2,279,759 Moore Apr. 14, 2,502,178 Skupien Mar. 28, 2,657,487 Sprung Nov. 3, 2,678,633 Holden et al. May 18,

FOREIGN PATENTS 800,695 France May 11,

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